SEJONG, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea National Park Service is using high-tech patrol drones for a goat-capturing operation in Daedohae and Hallyeo Haesang National Parks, comprising some 1,800 islands in South Korea’s south and western waters. The goal is to capture 80 goats that roam on seven uninhabited islands in the area. According [...]

SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) – You can now enjoy breathtaking scenery from national parks in South Korea, such as Cheonwangbong Peak in Jirisan National Park, from home without the hassle of hours of travelling and hiking, thanks to a new virtual reality (VR) service. The Korea National Park Service (KNPS) has recently added 16 [...]

TAEBAEK, South Korea, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The 24th Taebaek Snow Festival is set to kick off on Friday at Taebaeksan (Mount Taebaek) National Park. Although the area has seen less snow than usual in recent years, the park is most famous during the snowy season, welcoming half of its annual visitors during the [...]

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Is it a good omen for 2017? Odaesan National Park representatives reported Monday that an albino bat was found during the first park inspection of the year. According to officials, the animal is a mutated version of a greater horseshoe bat (rhinolophus ferrumequinum), a common breed found [...]

SANCHEONG, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Jirisan National Park is Korea’s largest terrestrial national park, surrounding the 1915m-high Jiri Mountain (second tallest in South Korea) and covering some 471 square kilometers. And it looks like Koreans will be able to purchase its clean, fresh air from supermarkets in the near future. Sancheong County, South Gyeongsang Province, which [...]

SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea National Park Service (KNPS) is planning to capture about 160 goats that are currently disturbing the ecosystems of two Korean islands, before the end of the year. Goats, designated as one of the world’s 100 worst invasive alien species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), [...]

SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean national parks are globally certified as one of the well-managed top protected areas. Three national parks including Mt. Jiri, Mt. Seorak and Mt. Odae will be put on the Green List at the sixth World Parks Congress 2014 in Sydney, Australia, from November 12 to 19 hosted by [...]

SEOUL, Korea, Feb 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea National Park Service said on February 26 that the number of visitors to 21 national parks across the country last year was 47 million, up 15 percent from the previous year’s 41 million. The main reason for the rapid increase was Mt. Mudeung’s upgrade to the [...]